@(Html.Kendo().Grid<Kendo.Mvc.Examples.Models.EmployeeViewModel>()    
    .Name("Grid")
    .Columns(columns => {
        columns.Bound(e => e.FirstName);
        columns.Bound(e => e.LastName);
        columns.Bound(e => e.Title);
        columns.Command(command => command.Custom("ViewDetails").Click("showDetails"));
    })    
    .DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
        .Ajax()
        .Read(read => read.Action("CustomCommand_Read", "Grid"))
     )
)

@(Html.Kendo().Window().Name("Details")
    .Title("Customer Details")
    .Visible(false)
    .Modal(true)
    .Draggable(true)
    .Width(300)       
)

 <script type="text/x-kendo-template" id="template">
    <div id="details-container">
        <h2>#= FirstName # #= LastName #</h2>
        <em>#= Title #</em>
        <dl>
            <dt>City: #= City #</dt>
            <dt>Address: #= Address #</dt>
        </dl>
    </div>
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
    var detailsTemplate = kendo.template($("#template").html());

    function showDetails(e) {
        e.preventDefault();
                
        var dataItem = this.dataItem($(e.currentTarget).closest("tr"));
        var wnd = $("#Details").data("kendoWindow");

        wnd.content(detailsTemplate(dataItem));
        wnd.center().open();
    }
</script>
